The following statement may be printed out in petition form with space for
signatures. Click Here for
the printable version.

We are outraged at the illegal and immoral
invasion and occupation of Iraq.

We are outraged at the fraudulent
justification for the war and the lies and propaganda that the government
uses to sustain it.

Our government and armed forces are
committing war crimes and crimes against humanity: torture of prisoners,
wanton killing of civilians, destruction of cities, massive displacement
of populations. We are outraged by these crimes and ashamed that
they are being done in our name.

We are outraged that the Bush administration
exhibits callous disregard for the lives and well being of our soldiers
and their families.

We are outraged at the Bush administration‘s
stated intention to exploit Iraqi oil resources to pay for the cost of the
war and occupation. Control over Iraqi natural resources belongs to the
peoples and sovereign government of Iraq.

The war has impoverished the peoples of Iraq
and destroyed the physical and cultural fabric of their country. The
United States should pay for what it has destroyed.

We are outraged that the Bush administration
is squandering our public resources to fund this war of occupation.

Each day of continued occupation further
destabilizes Iraq. Each day of aggressive war creates more
destruction, deprivation, and danger. The possibility of Iraqis developing
a peaceful political solution diminishes as the occupation continues. The
war must be brought to a rapid end.

This war, which violates principles and
values that we hold dear, must be brought to an end.

We will not be silenced by the government’s
fear-mongering about terrorism and national security.

We are signing our names as testimony to our
moral commitment to turn our nation away from pre-emptive unilateral wars
and rejoin the community of peace loving peoples throughout the world.